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We are glad you dropped in! GCA refers to Giant Cell Arteritis and it isn't the...
because of having PMR and being on Prednisone ... on the potential eye problems that Prednisone ... can cause.
Posted: Mar 10 6:42pm
It’s my understanding this is pretty common. I’ve heard of others mentioning it but the same...
endocrinologist because long-term use of prednisone ... can cause adrenal insufficiency (your ... body gets used to the prednisone managing ... and when you taper off, your body can ... dad’s endocrinologist, “Long-term prednisone
Posted: Sep 3 4:09pm
"rheumy says we are therefore finished treating PMR, and the task is to get off prednisone...
treating PMR, and the task is to get off prednisone ... the very beginning of treatment with prednisone ... Tapering prednisone slowly is recommended ... Tapering off prednisone can be done ... I stayed on 3 mg of prednisone for 6
Posted: Jan 18 5:22pm
It took almost 6 months to be diagnosed with GCA. Part of it was my fault...
He put me on 40 mg of Prednisone and ... said I would have problems with the Prednisone ... ) and Fosamax( Prednisone can give you ... He raised the Prednisone to 80 mg. ... I started to taper the Prednisone and
I very reluctantly started on prednisone and then found myself on it for longer than I...
I very reluctantly started on prednisone ... I do take my prednisone after breakfast ... can mess with your body's ability ... We will see it my body can recover on ... It can be very naughty.
Discussion: Splitting the dose
Posted: Jan 11 6:26am
excerpt: Prednisone is a corticosteroid medication that directly affects the immune system and inflammation levels. It...
excerpt: Prednisone is a corticosteroid ... controlling temporary inflammation, it can ... Steroid use can affect blood sugar levels ... can also cause issues with the adrenal ... sure to tell your doctor, so they can
Discussion: Weird Side Effects
Posted: Jun 17 8:00pm
Welcome @elizabethjoan, You have some great questions and I wished I had been asking them when...
Is there a way we can connect to a nutrionist ... helps the PMR itself but being on prednisone ... can lead to our bodies losing too much ... Low levels of either can lead to muscle ... a daily pain level log along with prednisone
One of the worst aspects of PMR, for me, is that the treatment (prednisone) works but...
PMR, for me, is that the treatment (prednisone ... wants me to add methotrexate to the prednisone ... be a common strategy for people who can ... Prednisone can have very negative effects ... sure your doctor is monitoring for prednisone
Hi @sandy1988, Welcome to Connect. Tapering off of prednisone can be difficult for a lot of...
Tapering off of prednisone can be difficult ... dose until I was able to stop taking prednisone ... body and how I felt and adjust the prednisone
Hi @priscillat, I've always been labeled with pre-diabetes by my various Mayo primary care docs over...
thought about the connection with prednisone ... was pre-diabetic before starting the prednisone ... -- Some steroids, such as prednisone ... , can raise the glucose level for part ... Before you take the morning prednisone
I don't know how avid of a golfer you are but you might want to cut...
Prednisone can make you feel like you ... can do superhuman things but try not ... When you take 20 mg of prednisone it ... it can make you feel better than you ... Prednisone isn't a good substitute
It depends what you mean by success. From what I understand, we are to take prednisone...
what I understand, we are to take prednisone ... Prednisone can then be stopped. ... In any case, prednisone was called ... Unfortunately, you can't stop prednisone ... I tapered off prednisone in 3 months
Posted: Jul 6 5:13pm
@jrp11948 and @321design -- good morning -- may I ask - are you in a Groundhog...
wake up with stiffness , take your Prednisone ... patients and and how they respond to Prednisone ... The tapering of prednisone can be gleaned ... It can decrease the pain and swelling ... of arthritis which can prevent joint
Most people say weight gain is inevitable on prednisone, but it definitely doesn't have to be....
people say weight gain is inevitable on prednisone ... Prednisone messes with blood sugars, ... not a reliable signal to eat when on prednisone ... Prednisone can cause fluid retention ... harder for people on higher doses of prednisone
Posted: Dec 18, 2023
After Actemra was started ... what was the prednisone tapering recommendation that your doctor suggested? It...
should be monitored frequently and this can ... Prednisone can impair many physiological ... "Fluid retention is one of prednisone ... which is swelling in the face that can ... t seem right is the best thing you can
Posted: May 5 3:59am
Hi @gailg, I can't answer your question about doctors in Colorado,but I had full onset PMR...
Hi @gailg, I can't answer your question ... suggests a diagnostic trial dose of prednisone ... morning stiffness, a possible PMR can ... seven days, on average) of low-dosed prednisone ... and in positive response to low-dose prednisone
Posted: Aug 8 6:36pm
@pkalkstein noted:“While PMR doesn't damage the muscles, both inactivity and prednisone can cause them to atrophy”....
damage the muscles, both inactivity and prednisone ... can cause them to atrophy”. ... on physical activities during my Prednisone ... even with VERY stiff shoulders - I can
Hello. I remember having all the same symptoms. I was diagnosed Feb. of this year. Started...
have mentioned this as well, that our prednisone ... can be weaned too quickly. ... As patients I believe we can have more ... #39;ll also be asking my doctor if I can ... decisions about the next step with my prednisone
Posted: Nov 4, 2023
@ldingwall88 even at 20mg a day you need to watch for possible of side effects of...
possible of side effects of long term prednisone ... can present. ... Prednisone is 2-3 hours. ... Possibly you can do the math and track ... This type information can help your
Hello @beckie, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for the private message. I thought I would answer...
this discussion so that other members can ... After a week on prednisone I am sooo ... your PMR is better since being on prednisone ... Can I ask if your rheumatologist discussed ... tapering off of prednisone after you